Encephalitis Has Claimed 400 Lives In Uttar Pradesh
...s state of Uttar Pradesh, where nearly 400 people, mostly children, have died since the disease broke out a month ago. // Union Health Minister Ambumani Ramadoss Thursday visited Gorakhpur, where a nodal treatment centre was established to deal with the daily flow of victims from neighbouring districts, a...Uttar Pradesh Encephalitis toll continues to rise - Over 600 dead
...e state, five districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh - mostly along the India-Nepal border - were the worst hit. Medindia on Japanese encephalitis: Japanese encephalitis is a viral disease spread by mosquitoes. It is associated with inflammation of the brain and hence termed encephalitis. This severe and p...Obese Adults Undergo Less Medical Tests And More Vulnerable To Diseases
...cedure like pelvic examinations and mammograms are mostly painful to obese people compared to normal people. Moreover, obese adults mostly have a lower income and they have to pay more insurance money. It's possible, he said, that "anti-...Aromatase Inhibitors drug Femara after Tamoxifen therapy protects from breast cancer recurrence
... leading cause of cancer// in women. Breast cancer mostly occurs in post menopausal women and various risk f...ream and cause cancer in a new organ. Recurrence mostly occurs due to pitfalls or not properly taking therapy or tablets, even tamoxifen resistance develope...Kids In Northern India To Be Vaccinated Against Encephalitis
... Uttar Pradesh state has killed nearly 650 people, mostly children, and more than 3,000 infected with the di...er with Uttar Pradesh Although the disease, which mostly affects children, is preventable with vaccination, officials in Uttar Pradesh state say they lack mo...Proper Validation of Generic Drugs Could Save Millions of AIDS Patients
...virus could emerge. Generic drug manufacturers are mostly from the Asian countries, there are 27 manufacturers in Asian countries, mostly they are produced for domestic uses and some drugs are exported, the countries mostly manufacturing ...Drug Pramipexole Usage Linked To Gambling Addiction In Parkinsons Patients
...re addiction to gambling is a very rare phenomenon mostly occurring due to usage of anti-Parkinson’s drug and the addiction to gambling is stopped when the patient stops taking the drug. The study was done in 11 patients with Parkinson’s disease and they had addiction to gambling, these patients were admitt...Aloe Vera Coating For Fruits And Vegetables Preservation
...tter through a combination of mechanisms. Composed mostly of polysaccharides, the gel appears to act as a natural barrier to moisture and oxygen, which can speed food deterioration. It can also enhance food safety. Aloe vera gel appears to contain various antibiotic and antifungal compounds that can potent...Nurse wins her case over use of Herceptin for her Breast cancer
...her breast cancer treatment. Herceptin is a drug mostly used for resistant tumors, // patients who are positive for Her-2/neu genes are prescribed the drug, as Barbara Clark only had a early stage cancer which was diagnosed at the start of this year, the doctors denied giving her Herceptin. Because, Herce...WHO reports 36 million deaths world wide due to chronic diseases
...t; private industries and also ordinary people are mostly affected, now measures has to be taken to reduce the number of deaths. The report looks at the impact of chronic diseases on Brazil, Canada, China, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Russian Federation, the UK and the United Republic of Tanzania. Simple...Breast cancer women has shown an increase in survival rates
...eel that the increase in breast cancer survival is mostly due to world wide awareness for early detection of breast cancer and also due to more effective treatment options available due to increased research in the field of cancer. Professor Michel Coleman, Epidemiologist, Cancer Research UK has given thi...Finland and India to interact and cooperate in the filed of telemedicine and biotechnology
...medical equipment produced in Finland was exported mostly to other European nations. As part of the Tamilnadu Health systems Project, focus would be given to non-communicable diseases. Biomedical waste management was another thrust area. M. Ct. P. Chidambaram, Consul for Finland, expressed the hope that the...UV- Light Tanning As A Type Of Substance-Related Disorder
A suntan is mostly associated with good health and vitality. However, just a small amount of sunlight is needed for the body to manufacture vitamin D. //It doesn't take much sunlight to make all the vitamin D one can use certainly far less than it takes to get a sunta...AIDS Stats From Hilly State Of Uttaranchal
...alth Minister said:'AIDS is spreading in the state mostly by infected drivers who are coming from other states.' There are now 16 voluntary consultation centres and many NGOs working in the state thanks to the grant of 3.26 Crores for managing and creating awareness about the disease. Mr.Behad revealed ...A New Diagnostic Approach To Pediatric Interstitial Lung Disease
...t pediatric ILD comprises a heterogeneous group of mostly rare disorders that present tremendous diagnostic challenges. A systematic approach to the diagnosis of pediatric ILD is useful, and not all patients need lung biopsy for diagnosis. The authors stress that a systematic evaluation will pre...Multi targeted approach required for suicide prevention in adolescents
...s that met the criteria for this review originated mostly from Europe and North America. Hence, caution is n... on Suicide: According to experts, suicides are mostly related to each other by the common link of emotional isolations, perceived sense of lack of attachm...DNA Identity Mix-Up In Bone Marrow Donors, And Miscarriages Of Justice Involved
...heek cells of a bone marrow recipient will contain mostly their own DNA, but can become contaminated with the donor's DNA over time. So it is important to check both blood and cheek samples to be sure of spotting a transplant recipient. Chidambaram stresses that potential marrow donors should be informed o...Stomach Beats Can Tell the Truth About Lying
...mprove the accuracy of polygraph tests, which rely mostly on monitoring heart activity. ...Salmon Fish Benefits: Which Kind Is Better?
...ury, PCBs, and dioxins compared to Pacific salmon, mostly from Alaska. Many consumers have a choice between farm-raised and wild salmon. A recent study compared the cancer and non-cancer health risks of exposure to the pollutants in salmon. In addition, the study looked at the benefits associated with con......were in the low socioeconomic status and they were mostly present with higher stage of cancer with Age was found to be an independent marker for patients who were more likely to decline surgery. There was no difference in sex, marital status, tumor histology, or comorbidities between the two groups. The low...